Soares’ breakfast: eggs, bacon and $14Gs

A group of unions raised $14,000 for Albany County District Attorney David Soares at a breakfast this morning, bringing his labor support so far to almost $50,000, according to the Working Families Party.

The WFP and union leaders at the breakfast at the Desmond say the show of support is unusual this early in the year, coming before some unions have yet to even make any formal endorsements.

“For all of us to get together like this, so early in the year, really shows how committed we are to District Attorney Soares’ re-election. He’s been a dedicated, independent fighter on behalf of Albany’s working families, and we want to make sure he sees this overwhelming support,” said Teamsters Local 294 President John Bulgaro in a news release.

Also at the breakfast were a number of key political players from the union camp including Sam Fresina, business manager for the Eastern New York Laborers District Council and Patricia Lippold from SEIU 1199 Heath Care Workers East. The 14 unions represented at the event also included the Public Employees Federation, Albany County Central Federation of Labor, and New York State United Teachers.